Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program is a voluntary work-based program
designed to assist families in becoming economically independent and
self-sufficient. With the support of local agencies, FSS combines case
management, education, job training, and ongoing support to aid each
family in making positive changes in their lives.
How the FSS Program Works
The FSS program helps families establish goals and identify barriers
which could prevent achievement of those goals. The program will provide
resources and services necessary for success and develop a plan with
specific activities and actions needed to achieve goals. The program
provides case management services, encouragement, motivation, and moral
support to help families achieve their goals.
FSS Program Resources & Services
In collaboration with local agencies and service providers, the FSS Program
attempts to address a wide variety of family issues including career
counseling, job training, education (high school diploma, GED, college),
financial planning and budgeting, legal services, individual and family
counseling, parenting skills, and home buyer education.
Benefits of the FSS Program
Families who participate in the FSS program have the opportunity to obtain
resources and services to make positive changes in their lives. They
have an opportunity to receive an escrow check upon successful achievement
of their goals and completion of the Contract of Participation. The
FSS program provides families with homeownership opportunities.
FSS Program Eligibility
Anyone 18 years of age or older and currently residing in a Southern
Nevada Regional Housing Authority (SNRHA) Public Housing development
or receiving a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) is eligible to participate
in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program.
Enrolling in the FSS Program
Anyone interested in enrolling in the FSS Program should complete a FSS
Interest Form. FSS Interest Forms are available at each SNRHA Asset
and Property Manager’s office, or click
here. Managers forward the
FSS Interest Forms to the FSS Coordinators, and all those interested
in enrolling in the FSS Program receive invitations to an orientation
session.
Supportive Service Links
- Click here for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Family Self-Sufficiency Interest Form
- Click here for a Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Interest Form
- Click here to see the FSS Program Video
